George S. Robertson 1964 © the artist's estate.

In association with Orkney Arts Society

Supported by Orkney Islands Council Culture Fund

This exhibition of paintings, photographs and archive material illustrates the colourful life of George ‘Doddy’ S Robertson (1887 – 1981), a stalwart of Stromness society and cultural life.

Robertson was Provost of Stromness 1946-1953 and was instrumental in rebuilding the community in the aftermath of WWII, including helping to establish Stromness Shopping Week and co-founded the Stromness Golf Course at Ness in 1923, where he played regularly well into his 90s.

The exhibition includes a selection of Doddy Robertson’s paintings of Stromness alongside archive material and photographs relating to his life.